McKenna on not being 'euphoric', Phillips importance and Delap form

Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game at West Ham United (kick-off 15:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• McKenna confirmed Jens Cajuste has a "'a little issue with his knee" but is hopeful he will be back after the international break. There will also be late fitness calls for other players who have picked up knocks.

• He said players are "learning every week" but there will still be "mistakes along the way" and they just have to "keep the right mindset, then we will put ourselves in a good position."

• On what the mood has been like since the dramatic draw against Aston Villa: "It’s been good. We enjoyed the game. We are still a group and I am still a manager and staff that are used to winning a lot of games. I don’t think we will ever be euphoric after a draw but it was a really good game to be involved in."

• He added: "It is a pretty quick turnaround from Aston Villa to West Ham but it hasn’t been hard to get the players to turn their attention. I know it is another big game, another big challenge and one to look forward to."

• On how close he thinks it will be against the Hammers: "Let's hope we can make it really competitive. I don’t think there [will be] many weeks this year where we are going to blow teams out of the water so we need to work really, really hard to be competitive."

• The Ipswich boss feels they have "begun to impose our football a bit more", but it "always comes down to margins and moments": "We hope we can be really clinical in our execution when we have our moments, and defend their moments well to give ourselves a chance to get a result."

• On Kalvin Phillips importance: "He is settling in well and enjoying it day to day. He is getting fitter. Each performance he has had for us has probably been stronger than the last. It doesn’t always work like that [but] if he can keep working as he is, then he has a good chance of working himself into some really good form."

• On the progress of Liam Delap: "He has really committed himself well to that [intense] process and is working really well with the staff. He is a popular member of the group and for 21 years of age, the start he has had in the Premier League is really promising. But it is a handful of games [and] he knows there is still a long way to go and there is still lots to improve on. But he has made some really good first strides."

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